On Nov 24, 11:36 am, "bobdrob" > wrote:
> "chrismears" > wrote in message
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> ...
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> > On Nov 23, 7:13 pm, "bobdrob" > wrote:
> >> hi chris & welcome... can you tell us please: what was yr starting SG
> >> &
> >> what yeast did you use? did you taking any other readings like TA or pH?
> >> also what else besides apples is in the 3 gals you've got going? You can
> >> always pitch more yeast...but that could just stall too. More info will
> >> allow your question to be answered more thoroughly. regards, bob
>
> > Hi. The recipe is just a basic apples+water+sugar+yeast (+nutrient,
> > campden, etc). I didn't take any extra readings when I put this one
> > together, but the initial SG was at 1100. The batch is about a month
> > and a half old and has been a very slow product so far - the slow bit
> > I'm not at all worried with. It's being kept in my pantry, so it is
> > at about room temperature all the time.
> > Cheers
> > Chris
>
> Uhhhm, if the original SG was 1.110, then your in the potential alky-hol
> range of 20+ % , or as we like to refer to it, knockout juice! my cohorts &
Bobdrob, you might want to recheck your SG table. 1.100 SG is only
going to give you 13.4% alcohol, and 1.110 is 14.9%.
Chris, I had a stuck fermentation with some Peach I did a couple years
back. What I did to get it going was to prepare a new starter using
apple juice. Once that was going strong I add small amounts of the
stuck juice to this starter over the next three days until I had added
in the all the juice from the stuck fermentation. For the stuck
fermentation I used yeast that is good for restarting a stuck
fermentation. Options are Red Star Premier Curvee, Lalvin 43, Lalvin
EC-1118, Lalvin K1-V1116, etc. There are more listed at
http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/strains.asp. Also add some yeast
energizer per package directions to ensure a strong starter. If you
use dry yeast make sure to re-hydrate it properly before addiing it to
your starter.
Here are some other links you might find useful:
http://www.yobrew.co.uk/stuck.php
http://www.grapestompers.com/article...rmentation.htm
Good Luck,
Steve